Aug. 10--A man has been charged with striking an alderman from the South Side during an altercation on the street over the weekend, police said.
Cordale Profit, 22, of the 6100 block of South Rockwell Street, was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery to a government employee, aggravated battery in a public place and "unlawful vehicular invasion."
Police said Profit hit Ald. David Moore, 17th, around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 7500 block of Peoria Street. They did not release details, but Moore said the incident occurred after he spotted a group of people he suspected were prostitutes and "stopped to ask everyone to disburse."
The people "refused to believe Moore" and yelled at him and struck his arm, he said in a statement. Moore said he called police as the group started running away.
Police said Profit was later arrested and charged after Moore signed a complaint against him.
Moore said in his statement that he had gotten a call earlier in the evening from someone complaining about the group and noted that "residents have complained about the ongoing problem of prostitution in the area near 75th and Peoria for years."
